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	Pascale Ehrenfreund
	Astrobiology Group Leiden Institute of Chemistry Leiden University Einsteinweg 55 2300 RA Leiden The Netherlands T: +31 (0)71 5274541 F: +31 (0)71 5274397 E: pascale@strw.leidenuniv.nl

Curriculum Vitae

Asteroid 9826 Ehrenfreund 2114 T-3 orbits currently at 2.9 AU from the Sun

Education and academic qualification

2003	Full Professor for Astrobiology, Univ. of Amsterdam
1999	Habilitation in Astrochemistry: 18.6.1999 "Cosmic Dust" Associate Professor for Astrochemistry , University of Vienna
1988-1990	Ph.D. thesis in the field of Astrophysics "Visible and Infrared Spectroscopic Studies of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and other Carbon Clusters"
	Dr. rer. nat. : 31.5.1990 graduated with excellent grades Univ. of Paris VII, Groupe de Physique des Solides and Univ. of Vienna
1987-1988	Master thesis in the field of Protein chemistry "Purification and properties of an Iminopeptidase from Streptomyces plicatus"
	Master of Sciences: 22.3.1988 graduated with excellent grades Austrian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Molecular Biology, Salzburg

University education: 1983-1988

Univ. of Vienna:
• Astronomy
• Biology/Genetics
Grades: 10/10

Professional Experience

2003 -	Full Professor for Astrobiology, Univ. Amsterdam, NL Attached to Univ. Nijmegen, NL (Professor for Astrobiology) since 2002 Attached to Univ. Vienna, Austria (Professor for Astrochemistry) since 1999
2001 - 2002	Associate Professor for Astrochemistry at Leiden Observatory, NL Head of Astrobiology Group
1999 - 2001	NOVA fellow (Netherlands Research School for Astronomy), Leiden Observatory, NL
1996 - 1999	APART fellow (Austrian Programme for Advanced Research and Technology) Austrian Academy of Sciences - Host institution: Leiden Observatory, NL Habilitation on the topic: "Cosmic Dust" at Univ.Vienna
1994 - 1996	Postdoc: European Community fellowship Human Capital and Mobility Host institution: Leiden Observatory, NL "Evolution of interstellar dust studied in the laboratory and in space"
1991 - 1993	Postdoc: CNES (Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales) fellowship at Service d'Aeronomie, Verrières-le-Buisson, France, for scientific coordination of the "Aerosol Collector Pyrolyser on the Cassini-Huygens mission"
1990 - 1991	Postdoc: ESA (European Space Agency) fellow at Leiden Observatory, NL "Laboratory Studies of the evolution of organics in interstellar dust and application to comets and meteorites"

Space Research and Contribution to space projects

Mars Organic Detector (MOD): 2003 - ongoing
Principal Investigator: proposed for EXOMARS 2009

Recognized Cooperating Laboratory (RCL) for Mars-Express: 2002 - ongoing
Principal Investigator: Category Exobiology/Geochemistry, more >>

Biopan IV (launched 2002, exploded 27 sec after take-off, life goes on)
Principal Investigator: Photostability of complex organics in space, more >>

SMART-1: 1998 - ongoing
Co-Investigator: AMIE (Microcamera Imaging Experiment), more >>

Space Station: 1996 - ongoing
Principal Investigator: "Evolution of organic matter in space" on the exposure facility Expose on the International Space Station, more >>

Infrared Space Observatory (ISO) 1994 - ongoing
Principal Investigator and Co-Investigator of >50 hours observing time of central program and open time on ISO. more >>
Realization of the "Solid state database for ISO", more >>

ROSETTA: 1995 - ongoing
Co-Investigator: Micro-Imaging Dust Analysis System (MIDAS)
Co-Investigator: Evolved Gas Analyser (COSAC)
Associated Scientist: Visible and Infrared Thermal Imaging spectrometer (VIRTIS)
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CASSINI-HUYGENS: 1991 - 1993
Scientific calibration of the ACP instrument: Interface Aerosol Collector Pyrolyser/Huygens, more >>

Research experience and interests

Biology and Exobiology (since 1987)

Protein chemistry: purification and characterization of proteins, chromatographic analysis: column, paper, HPLC , high voltage electrophoresis
General methods in genetic engineering and cultivation of micro-organisms
Experimental organic chemistry, synthesis of peptides

Laboratory Astrophysics and Astrobiology (from 1988-present)

Infrared spectroscopy of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, ices, meteoritic and terrestrial samples
Production of interstellar and cometary grain analogs using matrix isolation spectroscopy, low temperature, UV irradiation and vacuum techniques
Characterization of organic material with microscopy and analytical chemical methods
Pyrolysis Gas-chromatography-Mass Spectrometry of tholins and kerogens
Infrared spectroscopic databases of ices - interstellar grain chemistry
Extraction and analysis of organics from meteorites
Photostability of prebiotic molecules
Mars-Simulation studies on the stability of organics

Research in interstellar medium and Solar system (from 1988-present):

Ices and organics on planetary surfaces and in the atmosphere of Titan
Ground-based spectroscopy in the visible and near-infrared of diffuse interstellar bands (DIBs), structure of dense and diffuse interstellar clouds and circumstellar environments
Analysis and interpretation of ISO data of interstellar molecules and dust in star-forming regions
Modelling of the structure of interstellar clouds
Search for large organic molecules in galactic and extragalactic environments (optical, IR, mm)
Comparison of organics in the ISM, comets and meteorites
Complex organics on Mars

Activities in Professional Societies, Committees, Science Policy Issues

2000-	Member: IAU Working Group on Astrochemistry
2000-	Member: ESF Workinggroup Life Science/Exobiology
2001-	European Exo/Astrobiology Network: Vice President, Dutch representative
2001	Member: ESA Exploration Scientific Experts Group ESEG
2001-	Teamleader: Topical Team ESA: “Physico-Chemistry of ices in space”
2001	SETI Strategic Planning group: Teamleader, “Extraterrestrial Organic Chemistry”
2001-	Teamleader, Working Group, ISSI, International Space Science Institute, Bern: ”Prebiotic matter: From the interstellar medium to the Solar System”
2002-	Scientific Advisory Board: SRON (Dutch Space Agency)
2002-	Member ESSC: European Space Science Committee, Chair: Life Science Panel
2003-	Member IMEWG: International Mars Exploration Working Group
2003-	Member ESA-XPG: Cross-disciplinary Perspective Group: Life in the Universe
2003-	Member LWSG: Life Science Working Group, European Space Agency
2003-	Member US Space Studies Board Committee on the Origins and Evolution of Life COEL, European representative
Member of: COSPAR, EGS, IAU, AAS and ISSOL
Discipline Editor of the European Journal: "Planetary and Space Science"
Discipline Editor of the European Journal: "International Journal of Astrobiology"
Discipline Editor of the US Journal: "Astrobiology"
NAI Node NASA Goddard, Co-Investigator
NAI Node Univ. of Hawaii, Co-Investigator

Organization of International Symposia:

Convener:	"From Laboratory Studies to Future Space Experiments"
Convener:	EGS April 1998, Nice (Co-Convener: H: Kochan DLR, Cologne) " Dust, Ices and Organics in the Solar System"
Convener:	COSPAR July 1998, Nagoya (Co-Convener: F. Robert, Paris) " New Insights into complex organics"
Convener:	International Space Science Institute ISSI Bern, September 1998 (together with K. Altwegg, J. Geiss, H. Rickman) " Cometary material: Composition and Origin"
Convener:	EGS April 1999, The Hague (Co-Convener: H: Kochan DLR, Cologne) "Laboratory investigations supporting planetary space missions"
Convener:	EGS April 2000, The Hague (Co-Convener: H: Kochan DLR, Cologne) "Laboratory space studies in the new millenium"
Convener:	COSPAR July 2000, Warzaw (Co-Convener: M. Bernstein, USA) "Extraterrestrial organic chemistry: From the interstellar medium to the origins of life": Interstellar medium, comets and meteorites
Organizer:	Dutch Microgravity/Astrobiology meeting (with J.vd Loon, NL) 15-16 May 2001, Free University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Convener:	COSPAR October 2002, Houston (Co-Convener: M. Bernstein, USA) "Extraterrestrial organic chemistry”
Organizer:	Workshop at ISSI, International Space Science Institute, Bern, Switzerland, April 2003 “Astrobiology: Future Perspectives”
Co-Convener:	IAU XXV, General Assembly, Sydney, Australia, 2003 “Formation of Cometary Material” Joint Discussion 14

Prizes

1996	APART Prize, Austrian Academy of Sciences
2001	Pastoor-Schmeits Prize for Astronomy, NL
2001	Vernieuwingsimpuls VIDI, Dutch Government